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This is a scaled down replica of the Colossal Olmec head, Monument 1: “The King” Current location, Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico. I made the original model for a family workshop held at the Harvard University Museum of Archeology & Ethnology, located in Cambridge, MA. The workshop celebrated the history and mystery of the Olmec people.
The sculpture is cast in (GFRC) stone. This allows for the sculpture to be used in either an interior or exterior setting. Each casting is given a blue/gray stone patina to mimic the original basalt stone of the original carved sculpture. Each sculpture is hand painted, so a slight variation in color and pattern will vary from the displayed photos. The sculpture weighs approximately 1lb.-12oz. As displayed in the photos historical information is inscribed on the back of the sculpture.
A brief history:
The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They are often called the “mother culture. ” They lived in the tropical lowlands on the Gulf of Mexico in the present-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Appearing around 1600 BCE, the Olmec were among the first Mesoamerican complex societies, and their culture influenced many later civilizations, like the Maya and Aztec. Due to their early and complex cultural development, the Olmecs are considered among the great ancient universal civilizations such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, China, and India, civilizations that gave rise to today's nations around the world.
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